Which ICS function provides support and services to meet incident needs?

• A. Logistics
• B. Operations
• C. Planning
• D. Finance/Administration

Answer: (A)

Logistics handles the support and services needed to meet incident needs. It ensures facilities, transportation, communications, information systems, supplies, equipment maintenance, and food and other services are available to support those working on the incident and to keep operations functioning smoothly. Without this logistical support, field efforts would lack the necessary resources and infrastructure to carry out objectives.

Operations is focused on the tactical actions to meet incident goals; Planning gathers and analyzes information to prepare the incident action plan; Finance/Administration handles financial, contractual, and administrative tasks. The question seeks the function that provides ongoing support and services to enable the incident response, which is the role of Logistics.